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The only comprehensive guide to the National Trust's unparalleled collection of gardens, featuring 200 glorious color images of the finest gardens in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Britain's National Trust has the finest collection of gardens ever assembled under one ownership—the greatest in number, diversity, historic importance, and quality. Together, they form the world's most important collection of cultivated plants, distinguished by their beauty, rarity, historical interest, and scientific value. This new edition of
Gardens of the National Trust has been substantially revised to showcase superb new photography and to introduce newly acquired properties. Historically and horticulturally, Stephen Lacey paints a vivid picture of the gardens, with all the major periods represented. Both a practical guide and a rich source of inspiration, the book includes horticultural details, a complete plant list, and a section on the many other Trust gardens to visit. Throughout, splendid color images by the country's leading photographers bring to life the beauty of each garden.
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Complete Irish Wildlife (Collins Complete Photo Guides)
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Complete Irish Wildlife describes almost all the mammals, birds, fish and butterflies of Ireland likely to be encountered by the keen amateur naturalist, as well as all the common and widespread flowers, trees and shrubs. With over 1,000 colour photographs, this comprehensive guide illustrates every species described. The introduction by Ireland's best known wildlife expert, Derek Mooney, sets out where you can find the best of Irish wildlife. Reptiles and amphibians, insects and spiders, molluscs and other invertebrates are also featured, and species are organized taxonomically. Each section is coded with a symbol for quick reference and species are grouped according to natural relationships and similarities. With its handy format and PVC wallet, Complete Irish Wildlife is a book no nature lover should travel without.
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Stunning Photography.......2006-04-07
If you are bored by tiresome text about African animals and like some of the best African animal photos ever taken, this book is for you. This book is all photos, taken over many years in many places. Some of the photos have titles identifying the subjects; many of the photos are completely untitled.
On the downside, if you need some descriptions and background to accompany the photos, you won't get it here.
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Photographic Guide to Sea and Shore Life of Britain and North-west Europe (Oxford Natural History)
Ray Gibson ,
Ben Hextall , and
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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This photographic guide to sea shore animals and plants represents a completely new approach to field guides. It is aimed at those who wish to find and identify organisms encountered on the sea shore or immediately offshore quickly and easily while promoting their conservation. Uniquely, each species is illustrated by a photograph and, in most cases, accompanied by a line drawing that emphasises the critical features for identification and a map to show the distribution of the species in North-West Europe. The text itself deliberately focuses on features that complement the photographs and facilitate identification non-destructively - where, for example, burrowing worms can only be identified by digging them up and therefore killing them, only the cast, the part usually seen, is shown. Stress is laid on the importance of exploiting all available information for locating and identifying each species - if two species have identical appearance they are described separately and behavioural, geographical, or seasonal features that distinguish them are described in the text. There is no other guide to sea shore organisms like this one; those available are either less comprehensive or less well illustrated. It will appeal to beachcombers of all levels, from families to students and professionals, as well to divers and those visiting the proliferating numbers of commercially run marine aquaria that are open to the public.
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Concise Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Britain and Europe (Concise Field Guides)
Michael Chinery
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Impressions of the Lake District (Leisure Guides)
AA Publishing
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Beautiful photography showcases the best of the Lake District in this book on one of the most popoular areas of Britain. Engaging text written by a local travel expert accompanies the wonderful photography from this picturesque location. This book is an ideal gift for someone who has visited the Lake District and a welcome addition to any coffee table collection.
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Impressions of the Peak District (Leisure Guides)
AA Publishing
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Beautiful photography showcases the best of the Peak District in this book on one of the most popular areas of Britain. Engaging text written by a local travel expert accompanies the wonderful photography from this picturesque location. This book is an ideal gift for someone who has visited the Peak District and a welcome addition to any coffee table collection.
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Impressions of the Southwest of England (Leisure Guides)
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Beautiful photography showcases the best of the Southwest of England in this book on one of the most popular areas of Britain, highlighting stunning Cornish beaches, the Exmoor and Dartmoor National Parks, Dorset's historic the Castle, windswept Land's End, and teh futuristic Eden Project. Engaging text written by a local travel expert accompanies the wonderful photography from this picturesque location. This book is an ideal gift for someone who has visited the Southwest of England and a welcome addition to any coffee table collection.
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Key Works to the Fauna and Flora of the British Isles and North-western Europe (Systematics Association Special Volume)
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The principal works for the identification of all living organisms--animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and viruses--found in northwestern Europe are listed in this practical and accessible reference book. The new edition reflects the progress made since publication of the fourth edition in
1978, and features a succinct selection of the relevant recent and standard literature for use in identifying organisms of the region. Arranged by major groups, with the title first and the author and date following, the book facilitates the search for a reference to a specific topic. Also
included are details of general guides to the fauna and flora and the faunal lists of marine biological stations. The references listed can be applied to a wide area, enabling biologists to make correct identifications of rare or new records of species previously reported in the literature of other
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Lake District
Colin Baxter
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The Lake District is one of Britain's most beautiful national parks, a rich blend of fell, dale, and fresh water, attracting millions of visitors every year. Colin Baxter has been photographing this dramatic and compelling landscape for many years, portraying the real atmosphere of the Lake District in a way that conveys a feeling of actually being there. Bow Fell looming above mist-clad Little Langdale; winter pinks and blues on a perfectly still Windermere at dusk; the mirror reflection of Langdale Pikes on Blea Tarn; a symphony of mountains in rich browns across Wast Water. "The Lake District" captures these very special places and moments, creating a collection of Colin Baxter's best photographs.
Colin Baxter is widely acclaimed for his distinctive landscape photography. In the early 1980s his work revolutionized the postcard industry in Scotland and he started photographing the Lake District around that time. He has produced a wide range of publications, including calendars and more than twenty books. His work is broadening to encompass the landscapes of other countries including France and Iceland. He lives in the highlands of Scotland.
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While most of golfers love to hit the driving range and just grip it and rip it, the truth is golf is won and lost in the short game--the chips, pitches, and putts that mean the difference between good scores and psychiatrist's bills. Raymond Floyd's swing may be unorthodox, but his guilt is in the safecracker's touch he possesses around the green. While Floyd is primarily concerned with passing on quality short-game instruction, his chapter on "Golf and the Mind" is indispensable to anyone intent on taking the game seriously.
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Tips on the Short Game from Golf Legend Ray Floyd
The short game is arguably the hardest part of golf. Hitting the ball off the tee is easy compared to the recovery shots and touch shots needed to get the ball onto the green and into the hole.
Ray Floyd is an acknowledged master of the short game, and he strongly credits his longtime success to his proficiency form 60 yards in.
In this profusely illustrated book, Floyd shares his personal theories on all facets of the short game: pitching, chipping, putting, and more. He describes what has worked for him and some of his colleagues and makes suggestions on how to vary shots depending on the reader's abilities and tendencies. He relates anecdotes of famous shots that have won for him, offers a wide range of practice exercises, and explains how the pros calmly handle unusual shots that leave duffers perplexed.
In all, this book will increase readers' golf smarts, bolster their confidence and lower their scores.
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Mechanics and practice..........2002-03-27
Floyd here talks mostly about the mechanics of his style of short game (chip like you putt, etc.) and instructs you to practice each shot thoroughly before attempting it on the course. This is all good information but you can find it basically anywhere. He doesn't really shed any new light on the short game here.
Ray was sleepwalking through this one........2001-05-14
This book is very basic without covering the mechanics and with no particular insight. When Ray Floyd gets cornered without an anectdote all he does is stress practice and feel. This is not a book for someone who is looking for the detailed mechanics of a swing or anyone who wasn't as fortunate to have their father own a golf course, as Ray was.
Simple....squared.......2000-04-03
Ray takes the mystery out of the part of the game that impacts your score the most.....the short game. You'll be quick to give up your old ways once you've read Ray's book. Cheaper than the best lesson I've ever had by $50 ! This is a no-riisk buy!
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Beat out the competition for the best jobs
Create an image of accomplishment, professionalism, and competence that today’s employers are begging for! Job-seekers have paid hundreds of dollars for the expertise in these dynamic guides — and regarded every cent as well spent! With these job-landing tools on your desktop, you’ll have the same savvy working for you, for far, far less — with the same great results.
101 Best Resumes packs tried-and-proven advice you’ll use to:
*Create a resume that gets you in the door
*Target your resume for a specific positions - over 70 different categories are covered
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101 Best Cover Letters shows you how to put together compelling letters to accompany your resume. Learn how to:
*Ignite interest with the first two sentences
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*Pick up smart interviewing tips...negotiate a higher salary use the Internet in your job search...work with recruiters... and much, much more!
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Featuring examples of compelling cover letters to accompany every type of resume, 101 Best Cover Letters shows you how to write professional, persuasive letters that will sell you to any potential employer.
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Helpful for the cover letter 'rookie'.......2007-01-26
101 Best Cover Letters is a good buy if you are struggling with putting together just the right words for a great cover letter. Gives some "common sense" tips, but also a variety of styles (i.e. responding to classified ad, how to incorporate a reference, specific careers) for your letter. Obviously you still have to make your cover leter your own, but this book definitely helps get the wheels turning.
101 Flattering cover letters for sycophants.......2006-06-16
The example letters are uniformly dreadful. Marginal grammar and usage combine with a sacherine style aimed at kissing up to second-raters. These letters are guaranteed to repell anyone with whom one would really like to work.
GREAT Book, BUT NOT in Digital Format.......2004-02-12
Great examples of cover letters with explanation of what makes them great, but I only know this because I bought the printed version after not being able to read the examples AT ALL in the downloaded digital version. I even tried reading on a 19" high resolution monitor using the PC version of Microsoft Reader, .
The problem is that even though Microsoft Reader allows one to change the fonts of the print to suit the reader, scanned images like ALL the cover letter examples are not scalable, so it is impossible to distinguish an e from an o, l from an i, and so on.
Amazon should not sell books with graphics and fixed images in digital format, or at least should warn customers of the issue before they pay to download a book in digital format that has over 70% in unscalable, unreadable format.
GREAT FOR THE NEWBIES or EXPERTS OUT THERE!.......2003-06-08
This book was a great investment! The cover letters give you examples to use in your own letter and show you the strengths found in each cover. I actually took a highlighter to this book and highlighted my favorite lines and ideas out of certain letters. I then implemented them into my letter. Great for everyone, the professional or the inexperienced. YOU NEED THIS BOOK!
I was very disappointed with this purchase........2002-08-28
I was very disappointed with this purchase. The only subject the letters cover is for use in getting a job. If I had known that it was strictly targeting getting a job I would have never purchased this. I was looking for a book that had a variety of letters you would find useful in the business world, not getting a job.
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This is a great reference.......1999-10-12
I recommend this short reference book to all my MBA students--a desk reference they can keep.
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- Great facts; good resource for trivia lovers.
- The Writerýs Resource
- Excellent Reference for... Everything
- It worked great for my academic team!!!
- A must-have for Jeopardy fans & other curious people
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A Writer's Companion : A Handy Compendium of Useful but Hard-To-Find Information on History, Literature, Art, Science, Travel, Philosophy and Much More
Louis D. Rubin
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For years the personal reference shelf has remained fairly static: the dictionary and thesaurus, the atlas and almanac. But Louis Rubin's A Writer's Companion fills perfectly the niche of his own creation; it is a compilation of eclectic and elusive information on everything a writer, editor, teacher, or data-dabbler might want within arm's reach. Dedicated to Charles Dillon Stengel's maxim "You could look it up," Rubin's gift to the reference community features 66 lists and glossaries ranging from travel and transportation to history and politics, architecture and art to religion, literature, and television, plus sports, gastronomy, law, psychoanalysis, and the natural world.
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Great facts; good resource for trivia lovers........2001-08-20
If you love to learn interesting facts about a wide variety of topics, including science, film and history, then this will make a unique book to own. I also recommend this for those who love trivia and who watch game shows, for this book contains valuable information on many topics.
The Writerýs Resource.......2000-10-03
When you write, you commit history. Others will read your Work in their research and may even quote you. Putting ink on paper is too easy; taking it off is very expensive. You must be correct with your facts, definitions and references.
And, of course, background detail makes your writing more valuable and interesting.
Whether you are researching the names of native American tribes, legal terms, sports, movies, religious calendars, architectural terms, famous hotels or just about anything else, this book will be your constant reference.
As the author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I highly recommend this book to writers everywhere. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.
Excellent Reference for... Everything.......1999-09-24
You can only put so much stuff in a 1000 page book, but the author has chosen some very good lists. I've vowed to put at least 15 minutes a day into this book. Might alternatively be called "A Breif Guide to Humans and their Culture"
It worked great for my academic team!!!.......1999-06-24
My whole team academic team studied from this book. It is quick and easy to learn a thourough description for a wide subject. We used it and won the State Championship this year.
A must-have for Jeopardy fans & other curious people.......1998-04-28
*A Writer's Companion* works well as a starting point for researching subjects and an ending point for settling arguements. A gift from Rubin to writers, reseachers, teachers and editors, this book keeps true to its name and provides page after page of names, dates and other information you only thought you'd never need to know. The lists are extensive and the subjects are very logically organized. The list of inventions and their dates of conception is a goldmine! *AWC* is a welcome partner to any almanac and a solid investment for anyone who wants a more comprehsive reference (home) library.
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The Business Writer's Companion/Spiral
Charles Brusaw ,
Gerald J. Alred , and
Walter E. Oliu
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Society for Technical Communication on August 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1434 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: The Writer's Legal Companion: The Complete Handbook for the Working Writer.
Author: Christopher Juillet
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Technical Communication (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2000
Publisher: Society for Technical Communication
Volume: 47
Issue: 3
Page: 425
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This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2005. The length of the article is 551 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Writer's Market Companion.
Author: Judie Guy
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Technical Communication (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 52
Issue: 3
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- Worth the money but it could have been so much more
- transcends time & religion
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The Book of Kells: Selected Plates in Full Color
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The Lindisfarne Gospels
ASIN: 0486243451 |
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Painstakingly reproduced from a rare facsimile edition, this volume contains full-page decorations, portraits, illustrations, plus a sampling of textual leaves with exquisite calligraphy and ornamentation. The 32 full-color illustrations include the first image of Virgin and Child in a Western manuscript and early representations of Apocalyptic visionary symbols of the Evangelists.
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Worth the money but it could have been so much more.......2000-06-02
This book of color plates seems amazing, and almost is. However, the quality of the plates falls short of the mark. The colors are dull and faded, and the image resolution far lower than it should be. The Chi Rho page, probably the most beautiful page in the Book of Kells, shows almost none of the amazingly minute detail that it should. Other books--like the Thames & Hudson--show far more detail with more vivid colors than this. On the other hand, this book has larger pages than others, which is nice.
transcends time & religion.......1999-11-26
32 full color plates from one of the world's greatest books. Although it is Christian art, the Kells reflects centuries of preChristian style & mystery in its bestiary of cats & dragons, its peacock feathers, poses & intertwining lines. There is something in this art that transcends time & religion. The price is a bargain.
Bob Rixon
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